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Artist:
Rhoda Sherbell, born 1938  Search this
Foundry:
Elliot Gantz & Co. Inc.  Search this
Sitter:
Yogi Berra, 12 May 1925 - 22 Sep 2015  Search this
Medium:
Bronze
Dimensions:
With Base: 40.6 x 50.2 x 29.2cm (16 x 19 3/4 x 11 1/2")
Without Base: 33.3 x 50.2 x 29.2cm (13 1/8 x 19 3/4 x 11 1/2")
Base: 35.6 x 22.9cm (14 x 9")
Type:
Sculpture
Date:
1973 (cast 2000)
Exhibition Label:
Born St. Louis, Missouri
Hailed as the catcher who “stopped everything behind the plate and hit everything in front of it,” Yogi Berra was a standout performer on the New York Yankees’ roster through eighteen remarkable seasons of play (1946–63). His fielding and hitting helped propel the Bronx ball club to fourteen pennants and ten World Series championships, and earned him a place on the All-Star team for fifteen consecutive years. Berra’s self-effacing good humor made him one of baseball’s most endearing characters, and classic “Yogi-isms”—such as “It’s déjà vu all over again”—have become part of the nation’s vocabulary.
Provenance:
Dr. Marc and Susan Weinstein; gift to NPG 2000
Topic:
Costume\Headgear\Hat  Search this
Yogi Berra: Male  Search this
Yogi Berra: Sports and Recreation\Athlete\Baseball  Search this
Yogi Berra: Sports and Recreation\Team manager\Baseball  Search this
Yogi Berra: Sports and Recreation\Coach\Baseball  Search this
Yogi Berra: Military and Intelligence\Navy  Search this
Yogi Berra: Presidential Medal of Freedom  Search this
Yogi Berra: Sports and Recreation\Athlete\Baseball\Catcher  Search this
Yogi Berra: Purple Heart  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Dr. Marc and Susan Weinstein
Object number:
NPG.2000.57
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Copyright:
© Rhoda Sherbell
retained; nel sent to artist
See more items in:
National Portrait Gallery Collection
Exhibition:
Champions
On View:
NPG, South Gallery 342 Mezzanine
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4cf35468b-6331-4596-8acc-a081fae1ee37
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.2000.57